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Reenergizing antibiotics in the war against infections
Jun 28, 2015 (SPX)
Antibiotics are the mainstay in the treatment of bacterial infections, and together with vaccines, have enabled the near eradication of infectious diseases like...
Philippines tests health app for remote islands
Jun 18, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines is testing an app that will speed up delivery of health services to hundreds of remote island communities, the science department said Thursday....
A snappy new technique for blueprinting cell membrane proteins
Jun 15, 2015 (SPX)
Biochemists from Trinity College Dublin have devised a new technique that will make the difficult but critical job of blueprinting certain proteins considerably...
Your complete viral history revealed by VirScan
Jun 10, 2015 (SPX)
With less than a drop of blood, a new technology called VirScan can identify all of the viruses that individuals have been exposed to over the course of their l...
Plasma electron density diagnostic method
Jun 09, 2015 (SPX)
The National Institutes of Natural Sciences, National Institute for Fusion Science and The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Department o...
Team develops transplantable bioengineered forelimb
Jun 09, 2015 (SPX)
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has made the first steps towards development of bioartificial replacement limbs suitable for transp...
DNA blood test can identify every virus you have ever had
Jun 05, 2015 (UPI)
New research has developed a DNA-based blood test that can reveal every single virus that has ever invaded your body, the journal Science published Thursday. Sc...
Medical millirobots offer hope for less-invasive surgeries
Jun 04, 2015 (SPX)
Seeking to advance minimally invasive medical treatments, researchers have proposed using tiny robots, driven by magnetic potential energy from magnetic resonan...
Job-sharing with nursing robot
Jun 04, 2015 (SPX)
Given the aging of the population and the low birthrate both in Japan and elsewhere, healthcare professionals are in short supply and unevenly distributed, givi...
Novel device images minute forces in cell membrane hemifusion
Jun 03, 2015 (SPX)
Cells are biological wonders. Throughout billions of years of existence on Earth, these tiny units of life have evolved to collaborate at the smallest levels in...
Fears over enforcement as Beijing bans indoor smoking
Jun 01, 2015 (AFP)
The toughest anti-smoking legislation in China's history came into effect Monday in Beijing, with unprecedented fines and a hotline to report offenders but fear...
Antibody's unusual abilities might inspire vaccine strategies
May 25, 2015 (SPX)
The recent discovery of a novel antibody that works in an unusual way might inspire ideas for designing more effective vaccines. Among the common pathogens that...
Soft-tissue engineering for hard-working cartilage
May 25, 2015 (SPX)
An international study published in the journal Nature Communications points the way toward wider, more effective use of biocompatible materials in repairing hu...
Scripps reports results at first all pencil-beam proton center in US
May 22, 2015 (SPX)
The nation's first and only proton therapy center to treat patients exclusively with pencil-beam scanning is reporting exceptional results in delivering cancer ...
Single low-magnitude electric pulse successfully fights inflammation
May 20, 2015 (SPX)
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, the research arm of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, and SetPoint Medical Inc., a biomedical technology company,...
Artificial muscles created from gold-plated onion cells
May 12, 2015 (SPX)
Just one well-placed slice into a particularly pungent onion can send even the most seasoned chef running for a box of tissues. Now, this humble root vegetable ...
Stanford researchers observe the moment when a mind is changed
May 11, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers studying how the brain makes decisions have, for the first time, recorded the moment-by-moment fluctuations in brain signals that occur when a monke...
Compact synchrotron makes tumors visible
May 09, 2015 (SPX)
Soft tissue disorders like tumors are very difficult to recognize using normal X-ray machines. There is hardly any distinction between healthy tissue and tumors...
Beijing raises cigarette tax to deter smoking
May 08, 2015 (AFP)
China will more than double the tax on tobacco to 11 percent, the government announced Friday, as authorities try to deter smoking in the world's largest produc...
China to lift drug price controls from June 1: govt
May 05, 2015 (AFP)
The Chinese government said on Tuesday it will scrap long-standing state price controls on most medicines, effective June 1, as part of market-oriented reforms....
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